Al Smith 1928 presidential campaign

Al Smith 1928 presidential campaign
Campaign	U.S. presidential election, 1928
Candidate	Al Smith 42nd Governor of New York (1919–1920; 1923–1928) Joseph Taylor Robinson Senate Minority Leader (1923–1933)
Affiliation	Democratic Party
Status	Lost election: November 6, 1928
Headquarters	Albany, New York[1]
Key people	Joseph M. Proskauer (campaign manager)[1] Robert Moses[1] Belle Moskowitz[1] Franklin D. Roosevelt[1]

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Al Smith, Governor of New York, was a candidate for President of the United States in the 1928 election. His run was notable in that he was the first Catholic nominee of a major party, he opposed Prohibition, and he enjoyed broad appeal among women, who had won the right of suffrage in 1920.